Isaac R. Sherwood

Isaac R. Sherwood
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Preceded byWilliam W. Chalmers
Succeeded byWilliam W. Chalmers
Constituency9th district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byJames H. Southard
Succeeded byWilliam W. Chalmers
Constituency9th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byJohn Armstrong Smith
Succeeded byFrank H. Hurd
Constituency6th district
18th Ohio Secretary of State
In office
January 11, 1869 – January 13, 1873
GovernorRutherford B. Hayes
Edward F. Noyes
Preceded byJohn Russell
Succeeded byAllen T. Wikoff
18th Mayor of Toledo
In office
1861
Preceded byAlexander H. Newcomb
Succeeded byJohn Manor
Personal details
Born(1835-08-13)August 13, 1835
Stanford, New York
DiedOctober 15, 1925(1925-10-15) (aged 90)
Toledo, Ohio
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Democratic
SpouseKate Brownlee
Childrentwo
Alma materAntioch College
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Isaac Ruth Sherwood (August 13, 1835 – October 15, 1925) was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I.